Graham Nelson

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox person Graham A. Nelson (born 1968) is a British mathematician, poet, and the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games. He has authored several IF games, including Curses (1993) and Jigsaw (1995).<ref name="rothstein98">Template:Cite news</ref>

EducationEdit

In 1994, Nelson received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Oxford under the supervision of Simon Donaldson.<ref>Template:MathGenealogy</ref>

WritingEdit

Nelson co-edited Oxford PoetryTemplate:Cn and in 1997 received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors for his poetry.<ref>Template:Usurped, Society of Authors. Accessed 2007-04-19.</ref> Template:As of he was managing editor of Legenda, the imprint of the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA).<ref>"New Partners for Oxford University's Legenda Imprint", 2004-10-21. Modern Humanities Research Association Template:Webarchive. Accessed 2007-04-19</ref>

Interactive fictionEdit

Nelson is the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games. He has also authored several IF games, including Curses (1993) and Jigsaw (1995), using the experience of writing Curses in particular to expand the range of verbs that Inform is capable of understanding.

Personal lifeEdit

Nelson is married to IF writer Emily Short.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

GamesEdit

WrittenEdit

Curses (1993, Z-code)
Deja Vu (1993, Z-code)
Balances (1994, Z-code)
Jigsaw (1995, Z-code)
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet (as "Angela M. Horns", 1996, Z-code), for IF Comp 1996 (1st place). Was a finalist for Best Individual Puzzle, Best Puzzles, Best Writing, and Best Game at the XYZZY Awards 1996
The Tempest (1997, Z-code), for IF Comp 1997 (25th place). Winner of Best Use of Medium at the XYZZY Awards 1997.
Time and Dwarves (1998, Inform source code). Demo code for Inform programmers.
Ruins (as "Angela M. Horns", 2001)
The Reliques of Tolti-Aph (2006, Z-code)

PortedEdit

Other worksEdit

(1995) "The Craft of the Adventure" (2nd ed)
(1997) Singularities, with Polly Clark and Tim Kendall. Oxford: Hubble Press. Template:ISBN. Anthology of poetry
(2001) Inform Designers Manual (4th ed), with Gareth Rees. Placet Solutions, Template:ISBN

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